The video below provides a glimpse into the challenges refugee path immigrants face in terms of their food sovereignty:
ECVOnta...
October 8, 2018
September 16, 2018
Asymmetric Information in the Halal Food Market - A Research Project
Understanding
Halal Food: A Glimpse ...
People
consume food not only to satisfy hunger but also for cultural, religious and
social reasons. In Islam there is an emphasis on cleanliness in both spirit and
food (Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, 2011), and eating is viewed as a form
of worship (Talib, Hamid, & Chin, 2015). Halal food is based on Islamic
dietary law derived from the Quran, Hadith (the practices of
the Prophet Mohammad), Ijma (a consensus of legal opinion),...
July 7, 2018
Autonomous Vehicles and Agri-Food Value Chain
Robotaxis, shared autonomous vehicles (AV), will transform the future of
international trade especially the agri-food value chain within a country and
across borders. In few years, people will board robotaxis by scanning a Quick
Response (QR) Code with a standardized app such as Alipay or WeChat pay, or a
prepayment through the company website or app. Farmers, processors, and vendors
can easily car pool and the delivery of processed and raw foods will be done by
stakeholders coming together...
June 7, 2018
Digital Payment, Ethnocultural Food and Alternative Agriculture
Information technology has
transformed the way we interact with ourselves and preferences. It’s so
ubiquitous that stakeholders in the ethnocultural food markets are now catering
to the needs of recent immigrants via online platforms such as My chopchop.
Customers can order online and the product will be delivered at their
doorsteps. Moreover, a few farmers and vendors at the Guelph’s Farmers market
are...
March 28, 2018
How Goats Define Food Sovereignty in East Africa And Beyond
“Nani
mbuzi?”
“Nani
ng’ombe?”
“Nani
kuku?”
You’ll
regularly hear a server yelling out in a local eatery in Kenya; a whacky way
trying to identify who ordered goat meat, who ordered beef and who ordered
chicken respectively.
Domesticated goats
Goats are ubiquitous all over East Africa in the urban
and rural areas alike. In the urban areas they are considered a menace. They roam about...
March 4, 2018
Ethnocultural Food: A Nudge to Integration
The fundamental
role of food is to provide us with the nutrition
to keep us alive, however, it is so much more than that to me. It connects me to
my heritage and roots. It defines my identity, keeps me associated with my
ancestors, influences how I interact with my ethnic community and people from
other cultures. It gives me a sense of ownership and pride. This brief review
of my personal experience...
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